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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination Sparked National Mourning and Widespread Riots

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On the morning of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. readied to head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the ...

Dr. Bernice King reveals why she once considered suicide and what saved her

Bernice King, CEO of The King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., opens up about her former struggle with ...
The Grio

Beyond ‘The First Lady of Civil Rights’: Coretta Scott King’s battle for justice—and against ovarian cancer

Coretta Scott King died in 2006 at the age of 78 from complications with ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer for women. Coretta Scott King was more than the wife and widow of Martin ...
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Bernice King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, leans into her legacy at The King Center

Leoneda Inge talks to Dr. Bernice King, CEO of The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta and Greensboro native ...
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Bernice King On Charlie Kirk Comparisons To Her Father: ‘I Get Tired, Y'All'

Dr. Bernice King, youngest daughter of civil rights icons Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has responded to the misinterpretations of slain Christian Nationalist Charlie Kirk and her ...
Black Enterprise

Bernice King On Charlie Kirk Comparisons To Her Father: ‘I Get Tired, Y’All’

King believes that political leaders need to do more than selectively quote her father, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, if they want to effect change. Dr. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of civil and ...
Black Enterprise

King’s Chapel In Boston Unveils First Statue To Recognize City’s Place In Slavery

In the reclamation of its own history, King's Chapel will shine a light on Boston's place in slavery. The first monument recognizing Boston’s connection to slavery will finally see the light of day.
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Daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X walk in Actively Black Fashion Week show

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Dr. Bernice King and Ilyasah Shabazz attend Actively Black NYFW Runway Show at Sony Hall on September 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) The ...
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Ruby Bridges walks in New York Fashion Week show

AGAIN. NEW DETAILS AT FIVE. CIVIL RIGHTS ICON RUBY BRIDGES MADE A POWERFUL APPEARANCE DURING NEW YORK FASHION WEEK. IN 1960, BRIDGES BECAME THE FIRST OR ONE OF FOUR BLACK CHILDREN TO INTEGRATE SCHOOLS ...
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How an 87-Year-Old Civil Rights Icon Became The Coolest Star On Social Media

When Cecil J. Williams first picked up a camera at nine years old, he couldn’t have imagined that decades later he’d be celebrated by folks of a whole new generation at New York Fashion Week. Yet for ...
Newsweek

I Disagreed With Charlie Kirk. But Violence Is Never the Solution | Opinion

I gasped, hard, when I saw the alert that Charlie Kirk, age 31, was shot in the neck, in broad daylight, while speaking at a packed outdoor rally on the grounds of Utah Valley University. He was ...